ANSWERS TO PUZZLED GARDENERS
Veteran,” Northcote. — (lJ The best manure for passion fruit is cow or wellrotted stable manure; failing this, blood and bone. (2) They sometimes require spraying for a little fly that settles on the foliage and sucks the sap. Spray with Black Leaf 40, 1 teaspoonful a gallon of water. (3) Spray young citrus trees with red oil to prevent scale. (4) The stems or trunks can be painted with Stockholm Tar or Roche Lime in the winter time. This will also help to prevent borer.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 566, 19 January 1929, Page 26
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89ANSWERS TO PUZZLED GARDENERS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 566, 19 January 1929, Page 26
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